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Byline: John Allen and, Michael O'Hanlon Let's give President Trump his due. There is no doubt that our new commander in chief has identified a serious concern, that terrorists could [...]

Byline: Iona Craig From the top of the Mount Thira plateau, Yemen's southern province of Abyan stretches out to the Arabian Sea. Between the mountain escarpment and the blue water [...]

Byline: Jim Michaels, USA TODAY Iraq's counterterrorism forces will lose critical intelligence and other specialized capabilities when U.S. forces withdraw at the end of the year. Some military analysts worry [...]

Ten years ago this Sunday, the United States was a fearful nation, its sense of security shattered by a surprise attack on America even more deadly and shocking than the [...]

The Washington Times, in an editorial: 'The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has crossed the line (by) subjecting millions of Americans to X-rated X-ray scans and public groping sessions. ... No [...]

Nine years ago, al-Qaeda seemed to be a fearsome enemy that could strike here without warning. After almost a decade without a successful follow-up attack on U.S. soil, officials commonly [...]

All the imagery was of friendship and mutual admiration Wednesday as President Obama and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai wrapped up three days of talks with a carefully orchestrated White House [...]

To think that an American citizen could become a terrorist plotting to blow up innocent people is horrifying. But the answer isn't to deny citizens their legal rights or strip [...]

Byline: Thomas Frank In late 2008, the Transportation Security Administration made a stunning and little-noticed projection: If a private jet flew into an urban office building, 3,000 people could be [...]

Byline: Peter Eisler WASHINGTON -- Vice President Biden said his predecessor, Dick Cheney, is either 'misinformed or ... misinforming' as the two sparred on separate Sunday news shows about Cheney's [...]

Byline: John Brennan Politics should never get in the way of national security. But too many in Washington are now misrepresenting the facts to score political points, instead of coming [...]

Byline: Mimi Hall WASHINGTON -- President Obama will announce plans in his State of the Union address tonight to improve the government's ability to respond to a bioterror attack and [...]

Eight years after the United States sent troops to Afghanistan to retaliate for the 9/11 attacks, the war effort is flagging, along with public support for it. The number of [...]

San Francisco Chronicle, in an editorial: 'In the upcoming weeks, (Gen. Stanley) McChrystal will ask for more troops to defeat the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. Congress, facing midterm elections and [...]

Byline: Richard Wolf and Jill Lawrence GOFFSTOWN, N.H. -- Republican presidential candidates criticized their party, each other and the Democratic field Tuesday night in a two-hour debate that veered from [...]

As the next presidential campaign gets underway, USA TODAY asked two former governors who are planning bids to discuss their positions on the Iraq war, climate change and immigration. Former [...]

Byline: Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel Cal Thomas is a conservative columnist. Bob Beckel is a liberal Democratic strategist. But as longtime friends, they can often find common ground on [...]